9.1) How can I work with .arc files on my 8-bit Atari?

ARC.EXE for MS-DOS was released by System Enhancement Associates (SEA) around1985. It will compress and store groups of files as one file, making iteasier and quicker to download programs and support files at once. Because ofthe ease of use and availability of this program, it quickly became thedefacto standard for file archives on Intel-based IBM machines. Filescompressed and stored with ARC or a compatible utility are normally given thefilename extender ".arc".

The 8-bit Atari computers have several software utility options that are fullycompatible with ARC.EXE, the most important being: